It is 5am in the Scottish Highlands. The darkness is total; the temperature a few degrees above freezing. On this late-November morning, it will be three hours before dawn breaks. The silence is vast, only interrupted by the clacking of studded shoes on a single-track road. Suddenly, the clack is no more. The runner has vanished.

He steps through a black forest, branches snapping under his feet, before he gains the ramparts of a mountain. Trudging through snow, he reaches the 939-metre summit of Mullach nan Coirean two hours after setting out. Two hours? He has only just begun. Ahead of Glyn Jones are another 23 mountains. Together, they make up a 60-mile loop of rough, pathless wildness. This is Ramsay’s Round, Scotland’s classic 24-hour mountain circuit, that makes its English equivalent, the Bob Graham, blush.

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The March issue of Men’s Running was designed with New Year motivation in mind. Whether you’re a persistent pavement pounder, or are completely new to running altogether, this issue is packed with expert advice on becoming a tougher, stronger, quicker and happier runner - from 14 easy-to-adopt ways to boost performance, to a three-page spread on learning to grit your teeth, push your limits and realise your true potential.
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